Laundry apparatus.



E. LICHTENSTEIN & O. VITA.

LAUNDRY APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED PEBJI, 1914.

Patented Sept. 29, 1914.

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E. LIGHTEN$TEIN & C. VITA.

LAUNDRY APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED r1321, 1914.

Patented Sept. 29, 1914.

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THE NORRIS PETERS 60.. PHOTO-LITHQ, WASHINOI'ON. D. C.

EDWIN rronrnns'rnm annonnnnns vrrii, or swam, n. Y.

To all/whom it may concern i lie it known that we, EDWIN LIOHTENA s'r'nrn and OrrAnLns VITA, citizens of the United States, residing in New -York city,

county and State of New York, have invented a new and-useful Improvement in Laundry Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to laundry apparatus and more particularlyto the chams or conveyers for -carrying collars through the drying room. These chains acquire a coating of verdigris, particles of which falling upon the collars being transported give rise to objectionable black specks-in'xthe laundi'ied artic1es.-

It is the object of thepresent invention to overcome this condition in a simple andadvantageous manner, and to this end thereis provided a self contained chain-cleaning mechanism, which 1s dr ven by thelchain 1tselfJ In order to clean the chain in the most edective manner of this coating or other material likely to soil the articles to be laundried, two or more sets of brushes areprovid'ed; rotary wire brushes or their equivalents, geared to the chain, being used to loosen the coating, while'stationary, rela tively-soft bristle brushes, located beyond the rotary brushes, serve toremove the par ticles stilladhering. In order to avoid undue wearing of the chain the rotary wire cleaning brushes act upon the chain only at intervals-;- and for this purpose means are provided' whereby these brushes may be moved away from the chain or brought into action, as desired. In addition to the brushes for the chain proper, still other brushes are also provided for cleaning the collar-receiving hooks, these brushes being preferably yieldingly mounted so as to rise and fall asthe'hooksride-beneath them. The whole apparatus is inclosed and carried by a casing, which is mounted upon the track of the conveyer.

In the accompanying, drawings illustrating the invention: Figure l is a plan view of the invention applied to a collar con .veyer; Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 3; Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 33 of Fig. 2; Fig. 4:is a vertical section on the line 44 of Fig. 1;

and Fig. 5 is a vertical section on the line 55 of Fig. 1. I

The invention is shown applied to a known form of collar conveyer, which will I the purpose.

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i as a representation of any suitable apparatus of this character. The said conweyer comprises asprocket chain 10, having upwardly-projecting trolleys l1 and depending collar-receiving hooks 12. The latterniay consist of a central stem 13 and lateraily-proj ecting arms bearing rearwardextending pins 14- at the bottom thereof.

The trolleys run in an inclosing track 15.

The arrow indicatesthe direction of movement of the chain. The cleaning apparatus issnpported and housed by a box or casing 16, which 'inturn is supported on said track s I 10, set screws 14 serving convenlently for to existing conveyors.

there are three sets of brushes inside the casing. The rotary brushes 18, preferably with bristles of wire, are disposed in opposed relation at opposite sides of the sprocket chain, being mounted on vertical shafts 19 fazed to the casing. These brushes are geared to the chain so as to be positively driven thereby, for which purpose sprockets 20 on shafts 21 fixed to the casing are arranged at opposite sides of the chain in mesh therewith and have sprockets 30 compounded therewith, which sprockets 30 are connected by sprocket chains 22 with sprockets united withth'e rotary brushes.

The next set of brushes 2 lserve to brush or rub oi! the material loosened by the rotary brushes, and are preferably sta tionary and furnished with relatively soft As shown, they are brushes of ordinary form with their bristles facing the opposite sides of the chain and their backs secured to brackets 25 fixed to the casing.

" slightly as the pins pass under them, and a gentle though effective, brushing of these pins is secured, thus removing bits of adher- It will be observed that the cleaning apparatus' with its casing constitutes a unit which may be readily attached into the openings of the chain. The stationbrushes, engaging opposite sides thereof,

ary brushes :24 effectively remove all adhering material, and the brushes 26 .clean the hook pins. The rotary, brushes are not kept in action at all times; and for the purpose of enabling them to be moved out of contact with the chain,and also to permit of adjustment to compensate for wear, their shafts pass through slots 28 in the top of the casing,

at any part of which slots the said shafts may be fixed by nuts29.

What we claim as new is: 1. The combination with a conveyer chain of a laundry drying apparatus, of rotary gearing whereby said brushes are driven by the chain, and stationary brushes positioned to act upon the chain beyond the rotary brushes. r

. .2. The combination with a conveyer chain of a laundry drying apparatus, of rotary wire brushes, gearing whereby said brushes are posltively driven by said chain, stationary relatively-soft; brushes between which 3 the chain passes after leaving said rotary brushes, and means whereby said rotarybrushes may be brought into and out of engagement with the chain. A

3. The combination with a collar conveye comprising a chain and hooks carried thereby, of brush mechanism located to act upon the chain, and other-brushes arranged to act upon said hooks.

.4. The combination with a collar conveyer ;;comprising a chain and hookscarried thereby, of'brush mechanism located to act upon thechain, and yieldingly mounted brushes arranged to act upon said hooks.

5. The combination with a laundry chain.

carrying ho0ks,.of brush mechanism located to engage the chain, and other brushes mounted yieldingly on arms so as to be capable of rising and falling as said hooks passbeneath them.

. 6.1 Mechanism for cleaning a hook-carrying laundry'chain, comprising rotary brushes engaging said chain and geared thereto, and

other brushes mounted so asto project into the path of said hooks.

' 7. The combination with alaundry chain carrying hooks,fof rotary brushes engaging opposite sides of the chain, gearing connecting said brushes with the chain, stationary brushes located beyond the rotary brushes also to engage oppositesides of the chain, and yielding brusl'iesarranged to be engaged by said hooks, p v

8. The combination withja laundry chain carrying books, of brushes'mounted on longitudinal spring arms disposed so that said hooks pass 'beneath'and in contact therewith.' 1 1 veyer. comprising a chain having-hooks and trolleys and a track, for s'aid trolleys, of cleaning mechanism for the chain supported by said track andgea-red tosaid chain.

.. :10. In combination with a laundry chain and a track therefor, of a casing mounted on said track, and rotarybrushes in said casing geared to and engaging said chain.

11. In combination with a laundry chain having trolleys and hooks, and ,a track for said trolleys, of a casing mountedon saidtrack, brushes in said caslng driven by the chain for cleaning'the same, and other brushes in said casingarrangedv to be engaged by said hooks."

'12. The combination with alaundry ch'ain carrying hooks, of cleaning means located to engage'the chain,ya nd cleaning means located to engage the hooks, thereof. I

In witness whereof, we-have hereunto set our hands this 27thday ofJanuary, 1914-.

9. The" combination with alaundry con- EDWIN LIGHTENSTEIN.

CHARLES VITA.

.VVitnesses PERCY MENDELSON, F. G. ANnnnso'N.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington, IL'Q. 

